52

( A 52 )

SPECIFICATION OF TAXES, DUTIES, &c.

Act of Colonial Legislature or other Authority under which levied.

FEES OF Court on OffiCE, &e,,—Continued,

SURVEY OF STEAMSHIPS :-

Survey for a Certificate for Obtaining a Licence Under the Chinese Passenger Act 1885 or the Asiatic Emigration Ordinance 1915.

5.-(a) Scale of fees for survey of a licence for 12 months:

—

Nature of Survey.

Fee.

(i) Ordinary (ii) Special

$ 50 100

(b) (i) An ordinary survey is one which does not involve more than two visits by a Surveyor.

(7) If more than two visits are necessary or in cases where owing to age or any other circumstances there are reasonable grounds for doubting the seawor thiness of the ship the survey is deemed to be of a special character.

(c) An emigration licence is only granted to a ship which holds a valid Hong Kong Foreign-going passenger certificate or its accepted equivalent. If the surveys for passenger certificate and emigration licence (or licences) are held simultaneously only one half of the above fee for an ordinary survey is to be charged for the latter in addition to the fee for passenger certificate.

(d) The appropriate fee will cover the survey of the ship and her equipments, including lights and sound signals; accommodation; distilling apparatus; stores: and lighting, ventilating and sanitary arrangements, but it will not cover the survey for a passenger certificate; measurement for tonnage; survey for loadline or inspection of crew spaces.

Measurement for Tonnage.

6.—(a) Scale of Fees :-

Ordinance 10 of 1899,

Table C.

Scale A.

Scale B.

Scale C.

Tons (Gross).

Measurement Measurement | Various Re-

under Rule I.

under Rule 11.

measurements

(See para, c.).

$

Yo

$

Under 50..

30

50 and under 100......

100

"}

200

11

200.

500...

988

40

20

50

25

70

2833

15

10

35

12

***N

6

8

For every additional 100 or part of

100 up to 20,000.................

5

For every additional 100 or part of

2

1

100 above 20,000

3

(6) When a ship, previously measured under Rule II, is remeasured under Rule I, the full fee in Scale A is to be charged without any deduction for measure- ment under Rule II.

(c) Scale C shows the feo for remeasurement in consequence of alterations on the

upper deck, or in the engine room, or under Sections 17 (4), 78 (2), 79 (1). and 80 of the Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, or Section 54 of the Merchant Ship- ping Act, 1906. The maxiinum fee in respect of each item is $50. The fee for measurement under Section 79 (1) (a) (i) includes the inspection of crew spaces if made at the same time as the measurement,

(d) The fee for measurement under Section 81, Merchant Shipping Act, 1894, and in all other cases where, in consequence of alterations, remeasurement of the under deck tonnage is found necessary is that shown in Scale A.